MorMor
MorMor | |
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Birth name | Seth Nyquist |
Born | 1991 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Indie pop |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Multiple instruments |
Labels | Don't Guess |
Website | mormormusic |
Seth Nyquist (born 1991), better known as MorMor, is a Canadian indie pop musician.[1]
Biography
Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his mother Mary Nyquist and his sister Monika Nyquist.[2][3][4] His interest in music and the arts began very early in life. .[5] Nyquist sang in his school's choir and played trumpet in the band at Oakwood Collegiate. [3] After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's Ryerson University.[3] but dropped out after one semester at Ryerson in order to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano at the RCM and vocal training."Mormor" is a reference to his maternal grandmother, the word meaning "the mother's mother" in Swedish[3]
In 2015, he released his debut EP, Live for Nothing, under the moniker MorMor.[6] In 2018, MorMor released the EP Heaven's Only Wishful through his own label, Don't Guess.[3]
In 2019, he received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Whatever Comes to Mind".[7]
Discography
EPs
- Live for Nothing (2015)
- Heaven's Only Wishful (2018)
- Some Place Else (2019)
Singles
- "Heaven's Only Wishful" (2018)
- "Whatever Comes to Mind" (2018)
- "Waiting on the Warmth" (2018)
- "Pass the Hours" (2018)
- "Outside" (2019)
- "Won't Let You" (2019)
- "Don't Cry" (2020)
References
- ^ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter". Now, April 17, 2019.
- ^ Katie Thomas: "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness". Dazed, April 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Jamieson Cox: "MorMor Is Wary of Becoming an Indie-Pop Star, But It's Happening Anyway". Pitchfork, May 24, 2018.
- ^ Tshepo Mokoena: "MorMor's Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention". vice.com, April 5, 2019.
- ^ Sarah Osei: "MorMor Interview Magazin". Interview.de, April 5, 2019.
- ^ Sydney Gore: "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto". highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.
- ^ "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 3, 2019.